Turn-table.



F. KOBLER. TURN TABLE, APPLICATION IIILED JULY 28, 1908.

91 5,360. Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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FREMONT KOBLER, OF CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO.

TURN-TAB LE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREMONT KOBLER, citizen of Republic of Mexico,residing at Chihuahua, Mexico, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Turnllahles, of which the following is a specification.

It is the general practice in making inspections of railroads to makethe trip in a motor car and when it is required to return said car isusually either bodily lifted by a gang of men and turned upon the trackor it is neces sary to hunt a Y or like contrivance to admit of turningthe inspection motor car'. Neither of these methods is desirable, as agang of men may notbe conveniently at hand, and a Y or like contrivanoemay be distant and thereby consume valuable time.

The present invention has for its object to supply a contrivance whichmay be conveniently and effectually manipulated by one person andcarried upon the inspection car in a compact form and which will admitof the car being turned upon the tract: at any point and at a momentsnotice.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings.

Tthile the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a turntable embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line .ra: of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is atransverse section on the line y@ of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a top plan view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The turntable is of such construction as to admit of its parts beingreadily separated and act in a compact form so as to be convenientlycarried upon the inspection car and also to admit of its being handledby one person.

The device comprises a block 1 which is preferably of hard wood andcovered on its upper side by means of a plate 2 in which a Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28,

vertical opening is centrally formed. A transverse bar 3 is mounted uponthe block 1 to turn thereon and is provided with a pin 4 mounted in theopening of the block 1, thereby preventing displacement of the bar 3when the device is in operation. The pin 4 is pendent from a plate 5which is secured in any substantial way to a transverse bar 3, either bybeing oolted or riveted thereto. The transverse bar 3 maybe of anysubstantial construction so as to withstand the weight of the inspectioncar and is provided at opposite ends with stops 6 to preventdisplacement of the rails 7. Longitudinal rails 7 are mounted upon atransverse bar 3 so as to tilt thereon, and these rails are channeled orgrooved in their upper sides to receive the flanges of the wheels of theinspection car and thereby prevent lateral displacement thereof. Thelongitudinal rails 7 are up wardly curved at one end, as indicated at toform stops to prevent the car from runhing over said rails when passingupon the same. In cross section the rail 7 may be of any form, and saidrails may be molded or rolled, or manufactured in any manner. A notes 9is provided in the lower side of each rail intermediate of its ends andis adapted to receive the transverse bar 3 and thereby preventlongitudinal movement of the rail. upon the bar when the parts areassemliiled.

It is noted that the appliance is composed l of parts which are readilyseparable, thereby admitting of the device being readily handled by oneperson and conveniently carried upon the inspection car.

when placing the device in position for use, the block 1 is set upon atie and the transverse bar 3 is placed upon the block with the pin aentered in the opening thereof,

the appliance when set up presenting the appearance substantially asshown in the several views of the drawing. The inspection car to beturned is run upon the rails 7 and is balanced thereon, after which thesame is turned by swinging the rails 7 and transverse bar 3 about thepin 4 as an axis. Prelimi nary to turning the car upon the rails 7, thelatter are inclined, as indicated by full lines in Fig. 2, and after thecar has been run upon the rails and balanced thereon, said rails aretilted into an approximately horizontal position, as shown by the dottedlines in Fig. 2, and in which position the said rails clear the mainrails of the track, thereby admitting after which the rails 7 are placedin position,

of the rails 7, transverse bar '3 and the car 4 A turntabl e for thepurposes specified,

mounted on said rails 7, turning. car has been turned and adjusted tothe main rails, the device is removed from the track and placed upon thecar until again required for use. It is proposed to roughen the bottomof the groove or channel formed in the rail 7 to insure sufiicienttraction between them and the wheels of the inspection motor car toinsure the latter maintaining the rails when the latter are inclined, asindicated in Figs. 1 and 2. This may be accomplished in a variety ofways, such as by adding a strip of wood or like material to the upperside of the rail 7, or by roughening the same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A turntable for use upon railroads to admit of turning inspectionmotor cars thereon, said turntable consisting of a support, a transversebar mounted, to turn upon said support, and longitudinal rails mountedto tilt upon the transverse bar and to turn l the transverse bar andadapted to tilt theretherewith.

2. A turntable for the purposes specified, the same comprising asupport, a transverse bar mounted to turn upon said support, andlongitudinal rails removably fitted upon the transverse bar and adaptedto tilt thereon and to turn therewith.

3. A turntable for the purpose specified, the same comprising a support,a transverse bar mounted to turn upon said support, and longitudinalrails removably fitted upon the transverse bar and adapted to tiltthereon and to turn therewith, said longitudinal rails having notches intheir lower sides to receive the transverse bar.

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the same comprising a support, a transverse bar mounted to turn uponsaid support, and longitudinal rails removably fitted upon thetransverse bar and adapted to tilt thereon and to turn therewith, saidlongitudinal rails having grooves or channels in their upper sides toreceive the flanges of the wheels of the car and prevent lateraldisplacement thereof.

A turntable for the purposes specified,

the same comprising a support, a transverse bar mounted to turn uponsaid support, and longitudinal rails removably fitted upon thetransverse bar and adapted to tilt thereon and to turn therewith, saidlongitudinal rails having their rear ends upwardly curved to form stops.

6. In a turntable of the character described, the combination of asupport, a transverse bar removably mounted upon said support andadapted to turn thereon, and longltudinal rails removably fitted upon onand to turn therewith.

7. The herein described turntable, comprising a block having a verticalopening,a transverse bar having a pendent pin inserted in the opening ofthe block, and longitudinal rails mounted upon the transverse bar andhaving notches in their lower sides.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREMONT KOBLER. [L. s.]

Witnesses l MAURIon MONTGOMERY, RUFUS E. \VHITE.

